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FBI nabs suspected 'Straw Hat Bandit,' serial bank robber
Ex-FBI agent gets jail time for Michigan gym shooting
New commander promises to add staff to much-maligned unit for injured soldiers
Paul Stalteri looks to return to FIFA U-17 World Cup, this time as coach
Jamaica's Demar Phillips (right) and Canada's Paul Stalteri vie for the ball during first half FIFA World Cup qualifying action in Toronto on August 20, 2008. Twenty-four years ago, Paul Stalteri represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Japan. Now the 39-year-old is looking to coach Canada back to the world championship. Stalteri and the young Canadians open play Saturday against Costa Rica at the CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Championship which runs through May 7 in Panama. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Wynne rides to the rescue on housing ... and makes things worse
Margaret Wente
Globe editorial: Solitary confinement: Define it, document it, reform it, end it
Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé is seen at the legislature in Toronto on Thursday, April 20, 2017. Mr. Dubé released a report slamming the province for its use of solitary confinement in its jails.
Globe editorial: In France’s election, can the centre hold?
MARSEILLE, FRANCE - APRIL 19: National Front Leader Marine Le Pen, holds a presidential campaign rally at the Dome De Marseille on April 19, 2017 in Marseille, France. One of the most unpredictable French elections is being closely fought, with National Front leader promising to protect the electorate from globalization. The 48 year old daughter of the party founder Jean Marie Le Pen has manifesto pledges such as taxing job contracts for non-nationals and proposing to leave the euro zone. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Police knock federal report on fatal Michigan bike crash
FILE- In this June 9, 2016 file photo, mangled bicycles are tagged as evidence at the Michigan State Police crime lab in Kalamazoo, Mich. The National Transportation Safety Board says better communication between police agencies might have prevented the deaths of five bicyclists last year in southwestern Michigan. A pickup truck plowed into cyclists on a rural road near Kalamazoo last June. The NTSB says 22 minutes passed between the first 911 call about an erratic driver and the crash. The board says Charles Pickett Jr. might have been stopped if dispatchers for three police agencies had shared more information. (Mark Bugnaski/Kalamazoo Gazette-MLive Media Group via AP)
No cellphone found in Facebook killer's car after suicide
Energy bankers branch out into cannabis as legalization approaches
Medical marijuana producers, such as Tweed Inc. in Smiths Falls, Ont., stand to gain significant ground as early arrivals to the market, with opportunities available to snap up intellectual-property rights on different strains of cannabis.
Banks unfazed by new Ontario rules on real estate
Houses with ‘sold over asking’ signs are seen in Mississauga, Thursday April 20, 2017.
Six stocks for staying calm and cool in a red-hot housing market
The Latest: 3 officers wounded by gunfire after robbery
A Seattle Police SWAT vehicle turns near the scene of a shooting involving several police officers in downtown Seattle, Thursday, April 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Globe reporter Tavia Grant wins Landsberg Award
Tavia Grant
Manitoba company fined tens of thousands after workplace accident
Nicaraguan appealing for asylum in Florida deported
Think twice before replacing your bonds with stocks
Shape shift: Innovative designers are subverting our sense of proportion
Vancouver-based Design + Conquer creates conceptual jewellery and clothing – including this laminated cork piece – that push the limits of wearability and fabrication.
The Latest: Candidate won't pull ad that angered pastor
Trump's budget chief says money for border wall a must
FILE - In this March 16, 2017, file photo, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney speaks at the White House, in Washington. Mulvaney says that Democratic negotiators on a massive spending bill need to agree to funding top priorities of President Donald Trump, such as a down payment on a border wall and hiring of additional immigration agents. Mulvaney told The Associated Press on April 20, that “elections have consequences” and that “we want wall funding” as part of the catchall spending bill, which lawmakers hope to unveil next week. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, file)
Quebec TV producer Julie Snyder to host radio show from Iles-de-la-Madeleine
Trump's cybersecurity review misses deadline
President Donald Trump listens as Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 20, 2017. After a receiving a U.S. intelligence assessment on Russian’s interference in last year’s elections, Trump vowed that he would have a team present him a review of the nation’s cybersecurity efforts within 90 days of taking office. But Thursday was the 90-day mark and no plan has been presented. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Venezuela's economy in tatters, at a glance
Experts reflect on British Columbia's reputation for political eccentricity
US envoy: Iran and Hezbollah want to destabilize the Mideast
Hawaii lawmakers criticize Sessions' island judge remarks
In this March 29, 2017, file photo, Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin speaks outside federal court in Honolulu. Hawaii's Democratic lawmakers are criticizing Attorney General Jeff Sessions after he expressed amazement on a radio show that a "judge sitting on an island in the Pacific" could stop the president's travel ban. U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono on Thursday tried to give Sessions a civics lesson on Twitter, saying Hawaii has been a U.S. state for 58 years. (AP file Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
Man pleads guilty to threatening alleged Quebec mosque shooter
Hunter Harrison takes proven rail model to CSX
Hunter Harrison, then-chief executive officer of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., speaks during an interview in New York, U.S., on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015.
Bond traders reap big returns from world’s autocratic regimes
On April 12, Venezuela’s creditors reaped large returns when President Nicolas Maduro, centre, made good on $2.5-billion (U.S.) in debt payments even as he struggles to come up with enough money for food imports.
Markets mull the $13-trillion gorilla in the room
The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) are illuminated with a giant euro sign at the start of the ‘Luminale, light and building’ event in Frankfurt, Germany, March 12, 2016.
Trump goes after Canada on energy, dairy, lumber
President Donald Trump speaks at tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc. in Kenosha, Wis., Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Trump visited the headquarters of tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc., and will later sign a an executive order that seeks to make changes to a visa program that brings in high-skilled workers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Here's why you may receive an ‘education letter’ from the tax man
In February of this year, the CRA sent “education letters” to about 30,000 taxpayers. The purpose of these letters is to “help individuals and small businesses to better understand their tax obligations and to encourage them to correct any inaccuracies in their past income tax and benefit returns.”
Fairfax ‘starting from scratch’ as it eyes growth opportunities, Watsa said
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. chairman and chief executive officer Prem Watsa speaks during the company's annual meeting in Toronto April 11, 2013.
How the marijuana industry will boost Canadian innovation
Marijuana plants are seen in this file photo.
The Latest: Union head says OT at root of prison problems
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A look at highlights of the Liberal government's marijuana legislation
A Canadian flag with a marijuana leaf on it flies during a 4/20 rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, April 20, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Latest: Victim plans complaint vs. judge in rape case
3 Seattle officers shot; 1 suspect dead, 2 in custody
Some numbers about the dairy industries in both Canada and the U.S.
New York City firefighter falls several stories, dies
In this undated photo provided by the New York City Fire Department firefighter William Tolley is shown. Tolley, 42, a 14-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department, died after falling from a roof while fighting a fire in the Queens borough of New York on Thursday, April 20, 2017. He leaves behind a wife and 8-year-old daughter. (New York City Fire Department via AP)
Utah girl shot in head by teens: 'I'm tougher than a bullet'
Deserae Turner, center, a Utah teenage girl who survived being shot in the head by two boys, arrives for a news conference with her parents Matt and April Turner, for the first time since she was found in a ditch two months ago Thursday, April 20, 2017, at Primary Children's Hospital, in Salt Lake City. The Feb. 17 crime shocked residents in the small town of Smithfield, a bedroom community near Logan. Authorities say the two teenage boys accused of shooting Turner concocted the plan while playing video games and discussing their desire to "get rid" of the girl who was texting one of them. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Fresno killings suspect has 2-decade history of violence
Iran failing to live up to ‘spirit’ of nuclear deal: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni of Italy, at the White House in Washington,on April 20, 2017.
U.S. farmers sour on Canadian dairy: The final nail in supply management's coffin
Dairy cows are shown in a barn on a farm in Eastern Ontario on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized Canada's supply-managed dairy sector yesterday, sparking a new cross-border spat.
Top national security official to leave Justice Department
FILE - In this March 15, 2017, file photo, acting Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. McCord, the Justice Department's top national security official is leaving her position in May 2017. McCord told the staff of the department's national security division this week she’s leaving to pursue other opportunities. Her departure comes as she is leading the department’s investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s campaign had ties to Russia's meddling in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
2 arrested in probable opioid death of Milwaukee toddler
SNC-Lavalin to buy British engineering firm WS Atkins PLC for $3.6 billion
Signing narrator adds sensational layer to Ravi Jain’s Prince Hamlet
Saskatchewan-born actor Dawn Jani Birley, second right, plays Horatio in Prince Hamlet during a dress rehearsal at The Theatre Centre in Toronto. Birley, who is deaf, features as the story teller in the play, which is a joint English-language and American Sign Language production.
The Latest: Slain trooper's widow tells of devastated family
FILE- In this Sept 18, 2014, file photo, Tiffany Dickson embraces her son Bryon III, in front of the casket of her husband Pennsylvania State Trooper Cpl. Bryon Dickson at the Dunmore Cemetery in Dunmore, Pa. "I don't have a break. I'm just really tired," Tiffany Dickson told jurors Thursday, April 20, 2017, at the trial of her husband's killer. "He was my break and he was a really good teammate. I'm just angry I can't grow old with him now." (Butch Comegys/The Times & Tribune via AP, File)
Why Goin’ Down the Road is the North Star for Canadian filmmakers
Goin' Down the Road, first released in 1970, with Doug McGrath, left and Paul Bradley.
The Latest: Raiders to announce some draft picks from Vegas
Regulators list many mortgage errors at Ocwen Financial
WestJet pilots seek vote to unionize under the Air Line Pilots Association
Macy’s and the survival of retail: Is pre-emptive closing the answer?
A Macy's Inc. store in New York.
The fashion industry is finally listening to top model Stacey McKenzie
For over two decades, top model Stacey McKenzie has advocated for a more diverse standard of beauty. As Randi Bergman learns, the fashion industry is finally embracing these issues.
Killer of NFL's Will Smith gets 25 years for manslaughter
The Latest: Trump says strong Europe 'very important'
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
George HW Bush still in hospital; George W Bush visits
FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2017, file photo, former President George H.W. Bush arrives on the field for a coin toss before the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots in Houston. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston since last Friday, Aprul 14, 2017, with a recurrence of a case of pneumonia he had earlier in the year. Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement Tuesday, April 18, 2017, doctors determined he had a mild case of pneumonia which has been treated and resolved. McGrath said the former president "is in very good spirits and is being held for further observation while he regains his strength." (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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A new generation of furniture makers is rediscovering the Shaker approach
The Furnishing Utopia collection also features a daybed and dustpan by Darin Montgomery, Norm Shaker trays by Norm Architects, Dovetail mirror, shelf and Shaker toolbox by Hallgeir Homstvedt, baskets, rocking chair, trestle table and bench by Studio Gorm.
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
President Donald Trump signs an executive memorandum on investigation of steel imports, Thursday, April 20, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Theresa May is right: Let the British be British
Mark Milke
Trump tells young immigrants in US illegally to 'rest easy'
President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, left, following their news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Woods has 4th back surgery; likely to miss majors this year
Tiger Woods smiles during a press event for a new golf course designed by Woods, in Hollister, Mo., Tuesday, April 18, 2017. (Guillermo Martinez/The Springfield News-Leader via AP)
AP Explains: 4/20 grew from humble roots to pot high holiday
Blue Jays leave the nest hoping to put abysmal homestand behind them
Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista strikes out in front of Boston Red Sox catcher Sandy Leon on April 20, 2017.
The Latest: Far-left candidate goes on with final event
This image made from AP video shows police attending an incident on the Champs Elysees in Paris in which a police officer was killed along with an attacker in a shooting, Thursday April 20, 2017. French media are reporting that two police officers were shot Thursday on the famed shopping boulevard. Many police vehicles can be seen on the avenue that passes many of the city's most iconic landmarks. (AP Photo)
Visa 2Q profits fall, but results still beat expectations
FILE - In this April 25, 2013, file photo, credit and debit cards are displayed for a photographer in Baltimore. Payment processing giant Visa said its fiscal second quarter profits dropped 75 percent from a year ago, the company said Thursday, April 20, 2017, largely due to the costs of integrating its recently acquired Visa Europe into the larger company. But its adjusted results still beat expectations. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Halal food market surging in Canada
Imam Wahid Wardak, an inspector with the Halal Monitoring Authority, checks for HMA labels on boxes of chicken meat at a Halal meat wholesalers and distributors in Toronto on Thursday, April 6, 2017. A growing Muslim community in Canada has led to swelling sales of halal food, which has some grocers and manufacturers seeking ways to profit from the boom.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Man charged with murder in fatal shooting of Oklahoma deputy
Hipster hang-ups: These days eating all-natural foods is aspirational, not essential
Global finance officials argue benefits of free trade
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin shakes hands with European Commissioner for the Euro and Social Dialogue and Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis at the 2017 World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, Thursday, April 20, 2017. The leaders of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank begin their spring meetings with the mission of strengthening a gradually improving global economy while facing resistance to free trade and political unrest in some countries. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Ontario woman wins 32-year fight for Indian status
Lynn Gehl, left, and her lawyer Christa Big Canoe are seen outside Ontario's Court of Appeal in Toronto on Dec. 20, 2016.
Future of revamped health care bill remains dubious in House
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Seniors turning to cannabis for relief – and businesses are all in
Hope Bobowski, 79, is enjoying life again and loves doing puzzles at the kitchen table with her husband Stan at their Keremeos B.C. home on April 14, 2017.
Ontario court dismisses lawsuit over bad job reference: lawyers
Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg, past newspaper publisher, 96, dies
The Latest: Utah girl shot in head by teens leaves hospital
Toronto FC opens homestand as red-hot Chicago Fire comes to town
Toronto FC's Drew Moor battles for the ball with Philadelphia Union's C.J. Sapong in Toronto, Wednesday October 26, 2016.
US surveillance court denied few monitoring requests in 2016
Calgary hockey parents will need to take good behaviour course every four years
TransAlta commits to coal phase-out years ahead of government deadline
People walk in the plaza of the TransAlta headquarters in Calgary, Alberta, April 29, 2014.
When irksome in-laws live in the neighbourhood
David Eddie: One of the reasons I think we get so many questions about family and neighbours is because of one thing they have in common: you can’t choose them.
For the Vancouver Opera Festival, the drama is offstage
Kim Gaynor, the head of the Vancouver Opera festival, is photographed in the wardrobe department of the Vancouver Opera facilities in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, April 13, 2017. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail Kim Gaynor, the head of the Vancouver Opera festival, at the opera’s facilities on April 13,
Betts clears bases with double in 10th to help Red Sox to 4-1 win over Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays Devon Travis, bottom, slides in safe at second base as Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia fields the throw in the third inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Toronto on Thursday, April 20, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill
Woman wins 32-year fight for Indian status; argued rules were discriminatory
Lynn Gehl is seen outside Ontarioâ??s Court of Appeal in Toronto on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. A woman's decades-long quest for recognition as an Indian ended in victory Thursday, when Ontario's top court ruled she should be granted status, something the federal government had steadfastly denied her because she didn't know who her paternal grandfather was.In its ruling, the Court of Appeal found the government's refusal to register Gehl as an Indian, even though she can trace her indigenous heritage back five generations, was unreasonable.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel.
Drug developed in Manitoba could fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Virginia governor calls off execution for death-row inmate
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Virginia Department of Corrections shows Ivan Teleguz. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has called off Teleguz's execution in a murder-for-hire case, citing concerns about some of the information presented to jurors. The Democratic governor commuted the sentence to life in prison Thursday, April 20, 2017. (Virginia Department of Corrections via AP, File)
Review: An uneasy mishmash, 'Unforgettable' is forgettable
The Latest: Prosecutor to seek death in deputy murder case
In this photo provided by the Noble County, Okla, Sheriff's Office, Nathan Aaron LeForce is pictured in an undated booking photo. Leforce, the suspect in the Tuesday, April 18, 2017 fatal shooting of Logan County Sheriff's Deputy David Wade, has been taken into custody. (Noble County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Profane weather spoof creates storm of trouble for Halifax's top bureaucrat
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B.C. party leaders want legal cannabis age set above 18 years old
Champs-Elysees gunman had long criminal record, praised IS
In this image made from video, police attend the scene after an incident on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, Thursday April 20, 2017. French media are reporting that two police officers were shot Thursday on the famed shopping boulevard. (AP Photo)
Tale of love, loss during Armenian genocide explored in film 'The Promise'
Actor Charlotte Le Bon is shown in a scene from "The Promise" in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Entertainment One *MANDATORY CREDIT*
The Latest: Teacher faces federal charge in student case
Hezbollah border tour offers a glimpse of possible war ahead
NewsAlert: Paris police warn people to avoid Champs Elysees area; French media report 2 police shot
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